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Gardening in Sandy Soil

Gardening in sandy soil can be a challenge for gardeners, especially those who want to save water. As I mentioned in “What’s My Soil Type,” water moves freely through sandy soil. This also means it moves freely past plant root zones! When this happens, soil dries out more frequently and plants wilt and/or die if not […]

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What’s My Soil Type?

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One of the toughest classes I took in college was about soil, it was called “Soils 101.” You wouldn’t think a class about dirt would be so difficult! The first thing I learned was not to call it “dirt.” This produced an eye-roll followed by a sigh and look of disgust from our teacher who […]

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